81 degree tilt-part 1

Concepts around a house addition to include offsetting and tilting, creating unique spaces and exploratory opportunities

MERU HOUSE

A3 PROJECTS While it is hard to design a house around a striking form, this architecture creates an experience that is transformative from day to night. The use of the flattened spiral stair is very evocative of movement. https://archello.com/project/meru-house?fbclid=IwAR08r_11GB6gmpT5YHQAJafBVVV1C0jNAAD2VhrA6ot1f8qnP_DqXfMkI-c

Daeyang Gallery and House

Steven Holl Architects Steven Holl is one of my favorite architects for his use of materials, forms and formwork. I am also focusing a lot on entries this week-i should write about that! https://architizer.com/projects/daeyang-gallery-and-house1/

68 Jonkershoek House

Gallagher Lourens Architects Beautiful modern house that blends use of traditional materials with contemporary forms. https://www.archdaily.com/919612/68-jonkershoek-house-gallagher-lourens-architects?ad_medium=gallery

swimming this summer!

Swimming pools are huge investments and we typically do not do justice to their planning and design. We treat them as a “check box” that needs to be completed to increase our home value. More often than not, they are “pre-designed”, self contained (without regard to surroundings) and cookie cutter. They should be more than […]

Whitefish Poolhouse & Gallery

CTA | Cushing Terrell  A beautiful detailed and thought out design. Love the forms, material choices and integration with the environment. https://www.dwell.com/home/whitefish-poolhouse-and-gallery-f6fc9ec0

play with light, form and color

Here is a house that integrates warm materials, scaled to the right size and integrating art and furniture that creates a unique house that is custom and right for the client. https://www.archdaily.com/786435/kates-house-bower-architecture?fbclid=IwAR0omKjquRTFUwxNksXdtC7V2CDxuwOp965a28jhs6AJh1M5o-XGWgykIW8

Courtyard Villa

by MORIQ Climate and culture in the Indian sub-continent is conducive to creation and use of courtyards. This example of a courtyard in Hydrabad, India, does the job…and then some https://www.archdaily.com/913785/courtyard-villa-moriq?ad_medium=gallery

CANONBURY HOUSE

by STUDIO 30 ARCHITECTS This image says it all-such a great use of backyard space as an extension of living space. The operable glass door is the star of this design. https://archello.com/project/canonbury-house#stories

Viewpoint house

by Nikolas Briceno arquitecto Such a beautiful piece of Architecture that both adapts and stays apart from the site https://archello.com/project/viewpoint-house?fbclid=IwAR3Tx80F9TblJbcVw-yksTAMm7ib0adpyFhuO5Qvhcqedx-3955fHkl–Zo